Raceland has made it a habit of knocking off top-ranked teams on the turf at Rams Stadium.
It happened again on Friday night.
Ram placekicker Peyton Ison booted a 34-yard field goal as time expired on the clock to beat Paintsville, 23-20.
Three years prior kicker Luke Lemaster beat Pikeville in the state semifinals on a last-second field goal, to reach its first state tournament appearance.
Paintsville, now 5-1, took an early 13-0 lead in the opening half on Luke Hyden’s 33-yard interception return and running back Harris Phelps’ one-yard run. Harris finished with 118 yards on 17 carries.
Luke Hyden’s 10-yard run early in the fourth period helped the Tigers regain the lead at 20-13.
Quarterback Jake Hyden passed for 133 yards in the loss.
Paintsville will journey to Lexington Christian (6-1) on Oct. 30. Kickoff is 7:30pm.
At Raceland
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PV (5-1)….7 6 0 7 – 20
RL (4-3)….0 7 6 10- 23
Scoring:
First Quarter
PV – Luke Hyden, 33-INT (Braydon Combs kick), :06
Second Quarter
PV – Harris Phelps, 1-yard run (kick failed), 4:37
RL – Jules Farrow, 15-yard pass from Conner Hughes (Peyton Ison kick), 2:05
Third Quarter
RL – Conner Hughes, 11-yard pass from Jake Heighton (kick failed), :31
Fourth Quarter
PV – Luke Hyden, 10-yard run (Braydon Combs kick), 11:30
RL – Jake Heighton, 2-yard run (Peyton Ison kick), 4:29
RL – Peyton Ison, 34-yard field, :00
Next up: Paintsville (5-1) at Lexington Christian (6-1), 7:20 pm, Oct. 30.